Scientific Definition
Pulling information out of memory cements it better than passively re-reading it.
Plain-English Definition
Pulling information out of memory cements it better than passively re-reading it.
Feynman Explanation
Highlighting feels like learning. It mostly isn't.
Core Principle
Pulling information out of memory cements it better than passively re-reading it.
Mechanisms
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Pulling information out of memory cements it better than passively re-reading it.
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Why the best post-mortems make you predict next quarter's number before reviewing last quarter's.
Inputs (Triggers)
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Outputs (Behaviors)
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Behavioral Signature
Highlighting feels like learning. It mostly isn't.
Examples
- Karpicke's studies — students who self-tested out-recalled those who re-read the same passage four times.
- Why the best post-mortems make you predict next quarter's number before reviewing last quarter's.
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Famous Experiments
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Design Principles
- Replace re-reads with self-quiz, prediction logs, and 'teach it back' drills.
Measurement Approaches
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Evidence
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The Perverse Incentive Lens™
How this behavior is exploited — and how to redesign around it.
- Replace re-reads with self-quiz, prediction logs, and 'teach it back' drills.
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Interactive Mini Network
Click any neighbor to re-center the graph and follow the threads of connection.
Knowledge Graph Neighbors
Auto-linked to the rest of the Human Behavior Taxonomy by family, domain, dimension, and shared keywords.
Targeted reps at the edge of your ability, with fast feedback, on a specific weakness.
Preparing to teach a concept forces deeper encoding than passively studying it.
Learners build knowledge by integrating new experience with existing mental structures — not by passive reception.
Four dimensions of learner preference: Active/Reflective, Sensing/Intuitive, Visual/Verbal, Sequential/Global.
Four learner preferences derived from Kolb: Activist, Reflector, Theorist, Pragmatist.
Four-stage cycle: Concrete Experience → Reflective Observation → Abstract Conceptualization → Active Experimentation.
Giving up after repeated exposure to uncontrollable negative events.
Performance improves with practice, but gains slow over time.
A deliberately curated set of people, sources, and feedback loops you draw on to learn faster than alone.
Default identity shift: you read, watch, and listen as a future teacher, not a passive consumer.
Daily one-line capture of the single most important thing you learned that day.
Bloom-stacked curriculum that pairs passive online content with facilitated, experiential, and implementation phases.